Petition for Sale of Liquor On Election Days
Beacon Hill dispatch notes the public health committee plans an adverse report on bills to print proprietary medicine formulas on labels. Amid hearings on twelve committees, a large crowd protested an executive session regarding medical board records. Other items include Gypsy moth, charter revisions, and a planned mandamus case against Vermont officials over stock voting on a lease.
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Lowell
Committee On Public Health
Lydon
Lyn
Plymouth
Brockton
Board of Registration In Medicine
Harvey
Board of Registration On Medicine
Springfield
Haverhill
Massachusetts House Reports On Liquor Laws And Local Bills
The house committee reports cover liquor law issues including minors in billiard rooms and bowling alleys, pharmacist registration revocation, and a bill to require parental consent for minors. Other actions include taxation petitions on street railway excise and franchise taxes, and licensing for sale stables. Voting occurred on reconsideration of bills regarding cigars to minors and election day sales.
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William Hopewell
Messrs. Mills
Newburyport
Bleiler
Boston
Baldwin
Mr. Bleiler
T. S. Davis
C. S. Sullivan
P. E. Cheney
Adams
Melrose
Saunders
Committee On Rules
Mills
Board of Aldermen
Newton
Frall
Malden
Bullock
New Bedford
Howland
Chelsea
Frali
House
Fall River
Keith
Brockton
Actien
Bicker
Mrr. Watson
Boston liquor bill debate stalls amid temperance clash
In Boston a heated discussion over a proposed temperance bill reveals deep divisions. Proponents argue the law would curb open drinking and close overextended hotels, while opponents warn it risks shifting but not eliminating access to liquor. The House adjourned without a vote.
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Harrington
Carey
Haverhill
Mills
Fall River
Saunders
Mr. Borofsky
Mr. Saunders
Mr. Watson
Parker House
House
Donahue
MacCartney
Rockland
Weeks
Senate Proceedings on Relief, Nominations and Charities
In the Senate prayer was offered by Rev. Lawrence Perry of Boston. Gardner moved to reconsider Friday's note killing the bill on soldiers relief. amendments were offered and the matter postponed to Tuesday. The probate committee reported leave to withdraw on a petition to amend succession law. The bill to change the name of the Massachusetts Hospital for Consumptives and Tubercular Patients passed to be engrossed. Tolman pressed a bill to shield candidates from groundless newspaper accusations. Atwill against privileging critics. A 22 to 9 vote refused to substitute the bill for the committee's leave to withdraw. Nine yes were Hanson, Joy, Kelliher, Lott, Mahoney, Ross, Tague, Tolman, Woodsum. Ross opposed a direct party vote for nominating Suffolk senators. Kelliher argued national drift toward direct nominations. The bill failed third reading 20 to eight. Currier, Kelliher, Mahoney, Moran, Ray, Reynolds, Tagut among those voting yes. Butler moved to recommit the state poor support bill to the public charitable institutions committee.
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Senate
Lawrence Perry
Boston
Gardner
Essex
Massachusetts Hospital
Tolman
Atwil
Hanson
Joy
Kelliher
Lott
Wm. B. Mahoney
Ross
Tague
Woodsum
Suffolk
United States
Currier
Kelleher
J. E. Mahoney
Moran
Ray
Reynolds
Tagut
Butler
Committee On Public Charitable Institutions
Granite Cutters Strike In Quincy As Talks Continue
Quincy March 19 A committee of local Granite Cutters union branches met tonight to hear a manufacturers offer. The proposal provides nine hours pay for an eight hour day or 2 52 for eight hours, an advance of 12 cents over last week. The committee adjourned until Tuesday while local bodies decide on the offer.
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Quincy
National Granite Cutters’ Union
Boston Boards of Trade rejects Washington Street subway plan
The Associated Boards of Trade voted against a proposal for a Washington street subway built by the Boston Elevated Company. An option to purchase at cost after 97 years was offered to the city, but the board prefers the city to build its own subway as it did for the current line.
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Boston
Associated Boards of Trade
Washington Street
Boston Elevated Company
Ship Canal to Taunton Boston Plan Favored
Taunton March 19 Parker C Chandler proposes a Taunton to Boston ship canal. The plan, not new, rests on early surveys and a 1824 article noting previous efforts. Massachusetts legislature considered a Boston and Long Island Sound Canal and Barnstable Buzzards Bay route. The project aims to aid coasting trade and wartime logistics with federal aid discussed by lawmakers.
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Taunton
Parker C. Chandler
Boston
Columbian Reporter
Old Colony Journal
Old Colony
Taunton River
Weymouth River
Boston Harbor
Senate
House of Representatives
Boston & Long Island Sound
Pain Balm Offer Promises Free Trial and Quick Relief
If troubled with rheumatism, give Chamberlain s Pain Balm a trial. It will not cost you a cent if it does no good. One application relieves pain and it also cures sprains and bruises in a third the time of other treatments. Cuts burns frost bites quinsey and glandular swellings are quickly cured by applying the bottle. Price 25 and 5 cents. For sale by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Dreewiaa
Justice Dewey Funeral Held in Springfield
Simple services for Justice Justin Dewey of the superior court were held at South church in Springfield. Gov. Crane, most of the superior court bench, Hampden and Berkshire Hampshire lawyers, and city business leaders attended amid lilies from Hampden bar. Services were prayer and scripture. body viewed before moving to Great Barrington for family interment. Honorary pallbearers included regional judges and officials.
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South Church
Justin Dewey
Superior Court
W. Murray Crane
Hampden County Bar Association
Berkshire
Hampshire
Suffolk County Bar
Philip Moxom
Great Barrington
Marcus P. Knowlton
James M. Barker
Pittsfield
E. B. Maynard
Henry N. Sheldon
Boston
Robert O. Morris
C. L. Gardner
Henry W. Bosworth
W. P. Strickland
Northampton
Bishop
Lawrence
Band
Waltham
Braley
Fall River
Hopkins
Millbury
Maynard
Fessenden
Greenfield
Richardson
Sheldon
Gaskill
Worcester
Hardy
Arlington
Stevens
Streham
Bel
Aiken
Greenfiel
Judge Corcoran
Clinton
Feared Exposure at Wrentham Town Meeting
At the Wrentham annual town meeting a report on the defalcation of late tax collector Lunas F. Mendall was released. Shortages totaled 5024.03 across 1896 to 1899 taxes with Mendall owing 900 for four years salary. he had been linked to a mining venture and died by suicide after fearing voter confrontation. Mendall, 63, from New York, was active in G A R circles and Trinity church. his wife is ill and uninformed.
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Wrentham
Lunas F. Mendall
Mendell
New York
Trinity Church
Lomasney Wins Suffolk District Seat in Special Election
Boston March 19 Joseph P. Lomasney Democrat won the 8th Suffolk district seat in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by BE Donovan resignation as city clerk. The Republican opponent received only a few votes.
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Boston
Suffolk
Joseph P. Lomasney
BE. P. Donovan
Lomasney
Transvaal Situation and Relentless War News From March
The war office has no confirmation of Mafeking relief by dawn. Wyndham hints approval, while Free Staters hold around Smithfield in diminished spirits. A spy says Oliver and a commander head to Kroonstad. recruitment by any means rises. Gatacre rests at Springfontein before joining Roberts as Buller girds Ladysmith. About 25,000 of 40,000 to clash with Botha. Natal likely next. Afrikander leaders urge Cape Colony to preserve Boer independence. Thirty-two thousand more troops still at sea.
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War Office
Mafeking
George Wyndham
House of Commons
Oliver
Kroonstad
Bloemfontein
Gatacre
Springfontein
Lord Roberts
Buller
Ladysmith
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Botha
Natal
Afrikander Bund
Cape Colony
South Africa
Mafeking's Plight Across Relays and Movements
London reports no relief news for Mafeking as Fourteen Streams and Col Plumer fail to break the siege. Observers foresee a possible Roberts advance on Pretoria via Rustenburg, with Methuen drawing attention by Warrenton and a Vaal crossing. Commandant Oliver retreats from Rouxville toward Kronstadt where Steyn's headquarters are.
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Bloemfontein
Natal
Baden- Powell
Lord Méthuen
Warrenton
Vaal
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Rustenburg
Fourteen Streams
Klerksdorp
Lord Methuen
Speculative moves may threaten Boer defense near Pretoria
London, March 20. During a pause in South Africa operations, Spencer Wikinson of the Morning Post speculates on possible movements. He suggests Lord Roberts could send one or two strong cavalry columns to strike unexpectedly at multiple points, disrupting Boer defense and enabling three converging forces to advance on Pretoria without heavy preliminary fighting.
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London
South Africa
Spencer Wikinson
Morning Post
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Portuguese Garrison Reinforced on Transvaal Border
London reports via Lourenco Marques Times correspondent that on Monday night Portuguese authorities hurriedly dispatched a special train with infantry to reinforce the garrison on the Transvaal border.
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London
The
Times
Transvaal
Peace Protests Meet Riots Across England and New York
A London cable reports five peace meetings broken up by mobs or halted by police as opposition to war grows. Protests against Rhodes and Chamberlain show rising unpopularity of Liberal wartime policy, with crowds jeering portraits of royals and leaders.
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Journal and Advertiser
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Cronwright Schriener
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Schreiner
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Harcourt
Asquith
Rhodes
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Lord Salisbury
Parliament approves credit for Theatre Francais repair
In Paris on March 19 the Chamber of Deputies approved 2,400,000 francs for rebuilding the Theatre Francais after a fire and for a temporary Comedie Francaise home at the Odeon. The finance bill passed after Rightists refused to vote, arguing the government risks bankruptcy and turmoil while Caillaux claimed finances would improve.
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Chamber of Deputies
Theatre Francais
Comedie Francaise
Odeon
France
M. Caillaux
British official denies US warship plan in China
Parliamentary secretary of the foreign office Sir William St. John Broderick said Her Majesty's government has taken and continues to take all necessary steps to protect British interests in this connection. He denied the United States story that American warships were being sent to China.
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Liamentary
Foreign Office
Sir William St. John Broderick
United States
China
Investigation Ordered Into La Gloria Colony
Gen Wood orders the Puerto Principe commander to conduct a full inquiry into La Gloria colony management amid months of complaints Col Rathbone directs the postal probe and will report to Gen Wood tomorrow The inspector advises abolishing the Gloria post office and has little favorable to say about colonists prospects there
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Havana
Judge Colt Sustained In Hatch Battery Infringement Case
Boston March 19 The United States circuit court of appeals for the first circuit comprised of Judges Putnam Aldrich and Brown has upheld Judge Colt’s ruling in Electric Storage Battery Co. v Hatch Battery Co. The Hatch battery was ruled an infringement of the Brush patent and an injunction against further manufacture and sale is affirmed. The court cites Hatch as clearly infringing and notes respondents copied the complainant’s device. It affirms the secretarial order with emphasis on the Brush patent third claim as the basic claim.
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Boston
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
First Circuit
Putnam, Aldrich and Brown
Electric Storage Battery Company
Hatch Storage Battery Company
Colt
Hatch
Brush
Five deaths feared from bubonic plague in Adelaide
Adelaide reports five recent deaths in March suspected to be bubonic plague. Authorities investigate and urge calm as health officials monitor the outbreak and trace possible sources. Local hospitals reinforce precautionary measures and prompt reporting of fever and rash symptoms.
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Adelaide
South Australia
Calnin License Request For Lakeview Avenue
Notice under Public Statutes to sell intoxicating liquors as retail dealers for premises at 101 105 107 Lakeview Avenue Seven rooms on first floor four rooms on second floor and cellar James Calnin Johanna Calnin James Calnin Co. license application submitted by order of the Board of Police Joseph Smith Clerk
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James Calnin
Johanna Calnin
James Calnin & Co
Lakeview Avenue
Board of Police
Joseph Smith
First Class Common Victuallers at Lakeview Avenue
On March 20, 1900, a listing identifies JOSEPH SMITH as Clerk for a first class common victuallers establishment located at Nos 101 105 107 Lakeview Avenue. It notes seven rooms on the first floor four on the second and a cellar.
Cummisky Interests Seek First Class Liquor License at Market St
The city of Lowell gives notice under Public Statutes that Arthur J. Cummisky and Patrick Donahoe Cummisky & Co have applied for a first class common victuallers liquor license at 149 and 153 Market Street Lowell in two buildings with four rooms on the first floor and cellar.
Cummisky and Donahoe Apply for Liquor License at Market Street
No 172 B March 19 1900 reports Arthur J Cummisky Patrick Donahoe Cummisky & Co applying for a fourth class retail liquor license to sell intoxicating drinks at No 149 and 153 Market Street in four rooms on the first floor and cellar.
Canadian Mounted Rifles Arrive in Caranovan Cape Colony
March 19 report from Caranovan notes Col. Herchiner leading Canadian mounted rifles and Col. Drury commanding artillery arriving with yeomanry. The arrival reportedly boosts security while a large insurgent force is said to be near Van Wyksvlei.
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Canadian Mounted Rifles
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Herchiner
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van Wyksvlei
British War Loan applications reach 39,800 total
In the House of Commons Sir Michael Hicks-Beach announced the war loan had 39,800 applications totaling £335,500,000. The largest single application was £10,000,000. Applicants of £10,000 and above receive six percent. amounts below £18,000 vary from six percent to full allotment.
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London
House of Commons
Bachequer
Michael Hicks-Beach
Anti-Foreign Party Grows in Pekin as Officials Rewarded
From Pekin dated March 19, the rise of the anti foreign faction is noted daily. The Dowager Empress reportedly rewards hostile officials while Hen Tung, a leading anti foreign figure, receives the three eyed peacock feather decoration. Li Peng Hing gains high rank after removal as Shan Tung governor and Yuh Sien is named Shan Si governor, seen as a rebuke to foreign powers and a potential risk to British interests.
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Hen-Tung
Li-Peng Hing
Shan- Tung
Yuh-Sien
Shan-Tung
Shan-Si
Shan-Tune
Gen White Arrives at Cape Ann for Illness
Gen Sir Geo Stuart White, renowned for his role at Ladysmith, arrived at Cape Town on March 19 but is too ill to receive a public welcome. The report notes his continued weakness and limited public ceremonies.
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Cape Town
Geo. Stuart White
Ladysmith
Verona Sunk In Sea Collision. Two Men Drowned
The British steamer Verona of Glasgow bound for Hamburg from Buenos Aires sank March 6 after a collision with the British bark Dunstaffnage from Philadelphia for Hong Kong. Two Verona crewmen were drowned. Dunstaffnage suffered a broken stem and other damage but remained afloat and went to Barbados for repairs.
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Hutchinson
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Hamburg
Frobow
Philadelphia
Hingo
Barbados
Resignation of U S consul Monaghan at Chempus tendered
Boston March 19 Mr J C Monaghan U S S consul at Chempus who has just arrived there by way of Genoa has tendered his resignation to take effect on March 41 He has accepted editorship of a leading industrial publication in the United States focusing on promoting industrial technical education He will sail for New York about the end of next month Secretary Hay s letter accepting his resignation was cordial.
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J. C. Monaghan
U. S&s
Chempus
Genoa
Monaghan
United States
New York
Ilay
Chinese Trouble Denial Over Warships Sent to Orient
In the House of Commons today a question was raised about reports of trouble in China. British Parliament Secretary denied that Britain is sending warships to the Orient, stating no such move is planned.
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Orient
London
House of Commons
China
Health and Wealth Guided by Hood’s Sarsaparilla
A historical ad suggests choosing wisely for health and wealth, asserting a good wife and health are a man's best wealth and touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the path to perfect health.
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Hood
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